She became a god

Zhou Changsheng felt that he had been fooled and played by the Shui sisters. He resented Shui Lian for deceiving him and hated Shui Xian for ignoring him.

Overwhelmed by resentment and hatred, Zhou Changsheng went mad.

Shui Lian remained steadfastly by Zhou Changsheng's side.

The township head officiated at their wedding. On their wedding day, Shui Lian accidentally fell and was injured. When she woke up, she had incomplete memory, but she became much more lively.

For some reason, Shui Lian had countless brilliant ideas in her mind, which helped the Zhou family make a lot of money, found a divine doctor to remove the red spots on her face, and cured Zhou Changsheng's epilepsy. It became a popular story.

"Shui Lian was such a good person, why did Zhou Changsheng kill her?"

Lin Jingchuan really wished he could punch his current body a few times.

Such a kind and righteous woman, yet Zhou Changsheng actually fed her poison! He's a beast, worse than a pig or a dog!

He rushed over and helped the woman who was vomiting blood on the bed to her feet. "Lianniang! Please don't let anything happen to you."

After saying that, he hurriedly mixed wood ash with water and fed it to the woman to induce vomiting.

After drinking a large bowl of wood ash water, about half a cup of tea's worth, the woman vomited violently.

"Lianniang, are you alright?"

The woman opened her eyes, and upon seeing him, she was horrified. "Nothing is more venomous than a man's heart!"

"It wasn't me!" Lin Jingchuan felt wronged. He opened his eyes to find himself a blind and heartless poisonous husband, taking the blame for a bunch of things.

He paced anxiously around the room, scratching his head and cheeks, but couldn't utter a single word.

A hint of hesitation appeared on the woman's beautiful face as she slowly opened her mouth to probe.

"A bowl of mushroom soup..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jingchuan hurriedly replied, "Like a god!"

"Are you Sister Zhou or Fellow Daoist Wen?"

The woman fell silent, gazing at him quietly with her eyes.

A bad feeling crept into Lin Jingchuan's heart.

"A fellow Daoist?"

The woman chuckled self-deprecatingly, “Buddha has no form. Perhaps it is a kind of destiny that I have transformed into a woman today.”

“The Buddhist’s magnanimity is far beyond what I can achieve.”

Yuantong and Lin Jingchuan then began exchanging the information they had received.

"That Zhou Changsheng is truly hateful. How could he bring himself to harm Lian Niang, such a loyal, virtuous, and intelligent wife?"

"To be precise, what Zhou Changsheng murdered today was Shui Lian's body and Yao Yiyi's soul."

"Yao Yiyi?" Lin Jingchuan couldn't find this name in Zhou Changsheng's memory.

"Yao Yiyi is a soul from another world."

Yuantong recalled what he had seen and described it based on his understanding.

"She came from Earth and was born in the 21st century. She was killed by a horseless four-wheeled carriage and then took over Shui Lian's body. The real Shui Lian died on her wedding day. Yao Yiyi used information from the 21st century to do business, and you know what happened after that."

"It was just a wrestling match, yet Miss Shui Lian died and was even possessed by a spirit from another world. The lives of mortals are far too fragile."

“Just a fall?…” Yuantong muttered to himself, then looked at Lin Jingchuan again, “Do you remember what happened when Shuilian fell on her wedding day? I only have Yao Yiyi’s memories.”

"It's a joyous day, and it's not winter, so why would the bride fall like that?" Lin Jingchuan also found it suspicious. He tried desperately to recall Zhou Changsheng's memories of the wedding day, but found them to be blank.

Lin Jingchuan couldn't help but feel a little irritated. He rubbed his temples. "Why would I forget something so important?"

"This is truly a strange thing," Yuantong said sarcastically. "Could it be that Zhou Changsheng has also been possessed?"

"No way!"

Lin Jingchuan answered decisively, "Zhou Changsheng has never fallen. His most serious illness since childhood was that mental illness."

Before the two men could figure out the suspicious points of Shui Lian's death from a fall on her wedding night and Zhou Changsheng's poisoning of Yao Yiyi, someone burst into the room and shouted, "Master, Madam, you must leave quickly! The prefect has sent three hundred soldiers to surround the government office, saying that he wants to force you to apologize to the Goddess of Wind and Rain, Zhao Ji."

Yuantong felt a sense of foreboding. The one who had offended the Goddess of Wind and Rain was none other than the second owner of his current body—Yao Yiyi.

According to Yao Yiyi's memory, people in her time did not believe in the existence of ghosts and gods, and after coming here, they had no respect for gods and Buddhas.

The two emperors of the previous dynasty ruled, and later the Empress Dowager ascended the throne, greatly elevating the status of women and female deities. As a result, temples dedicated to Zhaoji were set up all over Qinghe County, which was known as the "land of fish and rice".

However, her good fortune did not last long. Three years after the Empress changed her reign title, she was deposed by the current emperor and invited to live out her days in a temporary palace, where she was treated as Empress Dowager.

The system of female officials was subsequently abolished, and the status of female deities also declined.

It was at this time that Yao Yiyi, in order to expand her business empire, conspired with Zhou Changsheng to "destroy the temple and promote production," which earned her the emperor's praise.

Numerous temples dedicated to the Goddess of Wind and Rain were demolished, leaving not a single intact temple in the vast Qinghe County.

However, this year has been plagued by a severe drought, and the water levels of the Daqing River and Xiaoqing River, which flow through the county, are constantly dropping.

The old farmers in the county all said it was divine punishment from Lady Zhaoji, otherwise why did the neighboring Pingyang County suffer so little damage?

It's all because the people of Pingyang County are united in their resolve, preferring to defy the imperial edict rather than demolish a single temple dedicated to Zhaoji.

Due to the severe drought, the county suffered a complete crop failure, and everyone was relying on stale grain to survive, but the stale grain could only last for another two months at most.

The people of the county deeply regretted their actions and hated Zhou Changsheng and Shui Lian, who had offered the plan.

Upon hearing that the prefect intended to hold a religious ceremony, Yuantong, being a Buddhist, naturally knew the fate of those who blasphemed in religious rituals.

He smiled bitterly and ran towards the tunnel with Lin Jingchuan, but they were still caught by the prefect.

The two men were forced onto a prison cart with knives held to their throats by soldiers.

Along the way, countless people stared at them with fierce eyes.

Yuantong had no doubt that, if they could, these people would tear him apart alive to vent their anger.

Since entering Leiyin Temple, he has been regarded as a Buddhist disciple and highly respected because of his outstanding talent.

The last time I was this disheveled was when I was wandering the world with my uncle.

This time, however, he wasn't protected by his uncle; he only had the weaker Lin Jingchuan by his side.

Lin Jingchuan was extremely unwilling and kept cursing along the way.

He genuinely felt wronged. He woke up to find himself transmigrated into the body of a scumbag, and was about to be sacrificed to appease the gods' wrath.

He didn't cause the trouble, but he has to take the blame. Everyone is cursing him to die.

What did he do to deserve this?

Yuantong, standing to the side, remained relatively quiet. "As expected of a Buddhist disciple, he is not afraid of death."

“I’m afraid of death, but…” Yuantong’s eyes gleamed with a strange light, “I want to see the real God.”

Lin Jingchuan found Yuantong a bit strange. Was this the power of faith?

But he still offered a word of advice.

“But this goddess might very well want to kill us; seeing her would be suicide.”

Unexpectedly, Yuantong smiled brightly and said firmly.

"I am willing to die, I only ask the gods to resolve the knot in my heart."